The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1887-12-24
GEORGIA AND FLORIDA.
NEWS OF THE TWO STATES TOLD
IN PARAGRAPHS.

Watch by the Police "A Negress Con-
victed of Numbering Her Father.
GEORGIA.
At Atlanta, Thursday, Judge james s:
Hook took the oath of office as State School
Commissioner in the Governors office.
AT Greensboro a new paper will he started
next year, to be known as the Greensboro
Sun. Lieut.. Edward Young, of the Green
Rifles, will be the editor.
Squad No OF the Macon police force has
presented Mayor Price with a handsome
gold watch, and City Attorney Patterson
with gold-headed cane.
George Case, of Baldwin county, has been
appointed by the Governor to succeed
0sceola Butler, of Savannah, resigned, as
member of the Pharmaceutical Board.
Last week L. E. Gay, of Cuthbert, sold
his cotton crop of i27 bales, for which he
realized S6,075 SIS. Besides this he made
800 bushels corn, $50 bushels oa1s, all from
twelve plows.
A special from Washington says that the
plans of the Augusta custom house are
nearly completed Representative Barnes
has not given them his final approval, and
will not until be has examined them fur
Their. The drawings represent very fine
building.
President Tobin, of the Augusta Ex-
change, announces that a mass meeting OF
all the merchants in the city, and the
members of the Exchange. will be held at
the Exchange Wednesday, Dec, %, at IL
O'Clock, to settle upon the arrangements for
the Savannah Valley Convention, and to
fix date for holding the same.
Thursday night about shutdown, at To
lono. eight miles below Ellijay, in fight
between Austin Wright and John Wright,
two cousins the latter was stabbed in the
thigh, severing the large artery. John
Wright died about / O'Clock Thursday
morning, and Aus / Wright has fed The
parties are said TO have been drinking.
At Macon, Thursday, Charles A. Da-
mour received from Grand Master John S.
Davidson his appointment to the high and
honorable positions left vacant by the death
of Joseph f. Wells, Sr. Mr.. Damour is
now Treasurer of the Grand Lodge of Geor-
gia and of the Grand Chapter and the
Grand Commandery. Mr.. Damour has
held the position of Master of the Macon
lodge, and is also the High Priest of Con
stantine Chapter.
The Governor has appointed Thomas
Walker, James Litchlison and George +. At
wood, on recommendation Of the grand Jury
of Mcintosh county, TO serve four years as
County Commissioners Of that county and
ex-oficio Mayor and Aldermen of the town
of Darien. William G.. Clark and Thomas
H. Gignilliat were appointed for three years,
and Louis Collat and John j. Kirby to serve
two years from April, 1888. j. j. Kirby
was also appointed to I'll the unexpired
term of John NJ. Fisher, resigned.
At Atlanta Thursday. the body of
colored woman named Rosa Hill, was ex-
humed and her stomach taken out and
placed in the hands of a chemist for anal
ysis, it being suspected that Gaston
Jeter a negro man now under arrest. poison
ed her for her money. Jeter confessed to
Chief Connolly that $50 which he de-
posted with Mr.. Boylan day or two ago
was obtained from tle woman, but denied
that she was foully dealt with. The coro-
ner's jury, after placing the remains in the
hands of the chemist, adjourned to meet
again to-day
A case of trespass was being heard in
Rockdale court in Conyers, Thursday, when
it was brought to a tragic conclusion by the
sudden death of one of the parties. The
suit was brought by c. c. Goddard against
j. r. Wilson. The case was called and the
defense had announced ready when the
Judge asked a moments suspension in order
that he might sign some papers. While he
was affixing his signature TO them, the court
and spectators were startled by an eiacula-
ton from Mr.. Goddard, who fell forward
from his chair. The attorneys and others
near ran to bis assistance, but in few min
utes he was dead. Heart disease is sup
posed 10 have been the cause.
At Georgetown Thursday Eliza Randall
negro woman, about % years old,
charged with killing her father, was found
guilty of murder. Her father had forbade
her to associate with certain characters, but
she refused to obey him, and one evening
when she returned home from visit TO the
house of one of these Objectionable persons
be told her he was going to whip her. He
went out on the front porch and took a
seat, and while engaged in a conversation
with a friend, she got an ak, and slipping
up behind him struck him a mortal blow
on his head Ever since her incarceration
she has conducted herself as one wholly in
different and unconcerned She remarked
on one occasion that she had no regrets and
would do it again under similar circum-
stances.
At Newman Thursday an enthusiastic
meeting of the subscribers to the cotton fac
tory was held at the court house, with Mai.
U. B. Wilkinson la the chair. About 500,
600 of the 500, 900 is assured, with fatter-
ing prospects for an early completion of the
whole amount required. A temporary
board of nine directors were elected, con
sisting of r. ID. Cole, ST., President; H. G..
Arnall, J. T. Reese, r. Fl. Hardaway, n b.
Glover, II. j. Sargent, j. p. Brewster, J. f.
Lovejoy and u. B. Wilkinson. L. F. Barnes
was elected secretary of the board. Work
will commence on the building about March
next, and they expect to be ready to begin
operations by Oct. l. 1888. The President
of the board appointed committee to select
location for the factory, and the citizens
are offering land at low prices to encourage
the enterprise.
The Franklin Hospital Association is an
other chartered institution of Atlanta, the
Fulton Superior Court having granted the
charter. The capital stock is $25, 600. The
corporators who reside in Atlanta and
vicinity are: DIR. w. f. Westmoreland,
DIR. j. z. Logan, DIR. Theo. Schumann,
Messrs S. M. Inman, G. A. Collier. W. A.
Hemphill, John Keely, ID. Mayer, James p.
Gray, A. G. Bruce, l.. b. Nelson, G. l..
Norman, S. Root, Rev. w. J. Gaines, Rev.
i. r. Carter, of Atlanta, and Rev. A.
g. Haygood, of Decatur. The object OF
this association is TO establish hospital
for the colored race, and to utilize the
nurses in Tire training school at Spell
man University in the hospital, whose
services will be rendered free. The physi-
clans will also render professional services
free. A gentleman in Atlanta has given
$4,000 and a lady in Philadelphia 81, 600 tc
the association. II is proposed to hold a
meeting of the corporators at an early
day, accept the charter and effect perma
nent organization under it. There are in
dications that as soon as this is done that
large donations will be made to the associa
ton. The incorporators will push the
matter OF organization vigorously.